Options include an emphasis on leadership roles and skills that permit one to work with individuals on a client/patient continuum extending from the elite athlete to those with chronic disorder/disease to the cardiac transplantation patient as well as the in between ‚Äì the recreational athlete and those simply wishing to stay healthy by living sensibly. Options include careers as clinicians in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and diabetes management programs, as athletic trainers, as exercise physiologists, as well as preparation for other medical fields including physical therapy, pharmaceutical and pacemaker sales, as pharmacists, as physician assistants, as physicians, and for advanced degrees in related doctoral programs.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

This program will prepare students for careers in the community, hospital and medical center, corporate wellness, performance enhancement, and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation settings. Preparation for such positions includes an emphasis on leadership roles and skills that permit one to work with individuals on a client/patient continuum from the elite athlete to the cardiac transplant patient, men and women, the young and senior populations as well as the recreational athlete and those simply wishing to stay healthy by living sensibly.

JOBS RELATED TO THIS PROGRAM:

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